Bud Adams wants to hire new Titans coach on the cheap

Posted by Michael David Smith on February 4, 2011, 8:53 AM EST

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Whoever takes the new Titans head-coaching job should be prepared to be one of the lowest-paid head coaches in the NFL.

Terry McCormick of TitanInsider reports that the job will pay about $2.5 million a year. Good money for most of us, but a far cry from what Jeff Fisher was making: If Fisher had coached the 2011 season as planned, he would have made $6.5 million.

Titans owner Bud Adams paid Fisher a buyout and also owes former defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil about $1 million. With all the money Adams is paying to coaches who are no longer with the team, he’s not going to break the bank for a new coach.

And without further adieu, I present the new coach of the Titans…Mike Munchak.

Munchak: “Thank you, and thank you to the organization for this opportunity. I look forward to winnning a championship here…on the cheap.”

Question Response 1: “I was informed by the organization that I will be assuming a greater team responsibility and time requirement without an increase in my position coach salary, yes.”

Question Response 2: “We are evaluating a number of qualified candidates – along the lines of the coaching salary budget – for the coordinator positions and the position coach openings. Hmmm? Yes, the interviews are being planned and conducted around the rigors of their own team schedules, but we won’t need to contact local High School superintendents for permission to speak with their head coaches, or local small school college AD’s to speak with Graduate assistants. Our search will be thorough and intense.”

Bud has been cheap for years, that is why we lose great players to other teams willing to pay the player the going rate. Bud keeps saying he wants a super bowl before he leaves this earth. I do not see it happening by being a penny pincher at the HC Job.